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Fair enough. Here you go: Pet friendly Indoor pool(s) Fitness center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business center Internet access Accessibility Accessible for visually impaired Accessible for hearing impaired Accessible path of travel In-room accessibility Accessible bathroom Accessible parking Roll-in shower

Yes, I sure can. The amenities listed on Hotwire for what turned out to be the Montreal Intercontinental were: Pet friendly Indoor pool(s) Fitness center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business center Internet access

Thank you AaronJB. I am laughing. Like I said in my first post, I'm pretty new to PriceLine bidding. It didn't occur to me that HotWire could be less expensive than PriceLine. Thanks for telling me about the HotWire "4.5* in Downtown Montreal for $117 on HOTWIRE and a 4.5* in the Old Montreal/Convention Centre for $93." So using Hotwire (via the BetterBidding link of course) I bought 4* at US$93 in Old Montreal the night of April 25. The total with taxes came to US$122. We'll be staying at. . . .The Intercontinental. I checked the Intercontinental's website and it listed the best available rate as CA$188 (not including tax) -- or US$153. So all and all, US$93 seems a pretty good discount off the going rate. Lesson: Don't get so caught up in the PriceLine bid and counter bid, and miss what Hotwire is offering. Thanks again for the help!

Hello again. Here's an update. I've bid as you suggested (thank you very much!) and right now I'm at $110 and still no win. I'm going to keep trying, although with the total cost no at $138 I may soon need to start considering 3.5* hotels. One odd thing. All my bids today have generated a "We're still working on your request" message. Sure slows down the bidding. I'm wondering if this is happening because I'm logging into priceline (to avoid retyping my info again and again) or if this is just a coincidence? Should I be logging into Priceline? Does that detract from my chances of getting a win? Thank you!

Yes, all four downtown zones are acceptable. Later today I plan to increase my bids by $5 incraments using the same approach I did yesterday. But now that I've read the "Bidding Again" post, I know I can just keep adding in zones-without-four-star-hotels (there are several) until I get a win in the zones I want. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help!

Hello all. New here. Hope I'm doing this right. I've been shooting for one night in a 4* in downtown Montreal Saturdy April 25th. Started pretty darn low and so far it looks like I'm not going to luck into a crazy bargain. Here arfe my bids so far. If you have any guidance, I'd love to hear it. Otherwise I'll keep racheting up my bids and I'll let you know the eventual outcome. And I'll be sure to always use the PRICELINE link from this website! Thanks! Bidding history so far: Seeking 4* for Sat April 25. . .four stars or more. . .no win so far. 10 Old Montreal $70 4/14/2015 16:30 10 Old Montreal . . . 7 Festival Area $75 4/14/2015 16:38 10 Old Montreal . . .7 Festival Area. . . 8 Financial District $80 4/14/2015 16:42 10 Old Montreal $85 4/15/2015 16:33 10 Old Montreal . . . 7 Festival Area $90 4/15/2015 16:35 8 Financial District $85 4/16/2015 16:20 10 Old Montreal . . . 8 Financial District $90 4/16/2015 16:24 10 Old Montreal . . .7 Festival Area. . . 8 Financial District $95 4/16/2015 16:26 11 Old Montreal . . .7 Festival Area. . . 8 Financial District. . .9 Latin Qrt $100 4/16/2015 16:30